A clientt is receiving an enteral feeding of 200 mL ¾ strength Sustacal. The feeding is infusing at the rate of 12 gtt/minute and the drop factor is 10 gtt/mL
How long will it take for this tube feeding to be completed? Round to the nearest tenth decimal point.
2.8 hours
Global Rationale: hours/feeding = 1 hr/60 min x 1 min/12 gtt x 10 gtt/mL. Multiply the numerators and then divide by the denominators. The infusion will take 2.77 or 2.8 hours to complete.
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